Massage device



May 22, B923.

,LINDEN MASSAGE DEVICE Filed Sept. 13

Patented May 22, i923.

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JOHN OLOF LINDEN, F ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

MASSAGE DEVICE.

To @ZZ whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN O. LINDEN,

a citizen 0f the United States, and a resident of Albuquerque, in thecounty of Bernalillo and State of New Mexico, have invented a new andImproved Massage Device, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention relates to improvements in massage devices, particularlyto devices of the general character disclosed in Letters Patent of theUnited States, No. 1380986,

issued to me on June 7 1921, and in my copending application, Serial No.492,080. An object of this invention is to provide a massage deviceadapted to receive temperature regulating agents and to provide meansfor protecting the hands of the user from being injured by thetemperature regulating agents.

A further object is to provide a massage device of simplicity anddurability in construction, which will be en'icient in use, which may becheaply manufactured, and which will be neat and attractive inappearance.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, and combinations and arrangements ofparts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of myimproved massage device with the parts broken away for clearness.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the device with the parts broken away forclearness.

Figure 3 is a view in transverse section on the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Referring in detail to the drawings, my improved device comprises asubstantially oval-shaped, cup-like receptacle 1. The open upper end ofthe receptacle may be closed by a chambered cover, such as 2. The cover2 is formed in two pieces, the cover bottom 3 being bent to provide aperipheral channel, such as 4f, in which a gasket 5 is located. Thisgasket may be either of cork, rubber, or other suitable material.

The cover top 6 is spaced from the intermediate portion of the coverbottom 3 and is permanently secured to the upwardly presented channeledperiphery of the bottom 3. The two cover sections may be joined in anyapproved manner such as welding, soldering', or riveting.

The gasket 5 rests upon the upper edge of the container 1 and the uppercover section 6 is formed with flaring beaded edges 7 which depend andembrace the upper end of the receptacle.

A depending apron 8 is made integral with the upper cover 6 at e-achside of the container. The aprons are slitted as indicated at 9, andbent outwardly as shown at 10, to receive outstruck lugs 11 formed inthe sides 0f the container 1. The lugs 11 project into the offsetportions 10 of the aprons and are engaged by the portions of the apronslocated below the slits 9 to positively lock the cover in positie-n onthe receptacle.

It will be noted that the yupper cover section 6 and the aprons 8 arespaced from the walls of the receptacle throughout their entire length.The cover sections 6 and 3 provide between them an air or vacuum chamber12 whichl prevents the transmission of heat or cold through the cover.

In using the device the container 1 is filled with temperatureregulating agents and the user grasps the two aprons 8 with his thumband fingers, the palm of his hand resting upon the cover 6. By virtue ofthe construction abovedescribed, the massage device may be used withoutdiscomfort t0 the hands and without danger of spilling the contents ofthe container, the'bottom 13 of which forms a massaging surface.

Although I have illustrated one of the preferred embodiments of theinvention, it will be apparent that various slight changes might be madein the general form and arrangement of the parts described withoutdeparting from the invention, and hence I do not limit myself to theprecise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make suchchanges and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope ofthe appended claims.

I claim:

1. A massage device, comprising an open top receptacle, and a chamberedcover closing said receptacle, said cover being locked to the receptacleand provided at its sides with means for protecting the hands of theuser.

2. A massage device, comprising an open top receptacle, a chamberedcover closing said receptacle, and depending aprons carried by the coverand spacedl om opposite sides 'of thecontainei", said a'prons serving toprotect the hands of the user.

3. A massage device, comprising an' open top receptacle, a chamberedcover closing said receptacle, depending aprons carried by the coverandspaced from opposite sides of the container7 andimeans integral withthe container engageable with the aprons to prevent removal ofthe cover.

4. In a massage device, an open top receptacle, a hollow cover normallyclosing saidl receptacle, said cover includinga lower section bent toprovide a peripheral channel7 a gasket inthe channel bearing yagainstthe upper edge of the receptacle', and an upper cover section secured tothe periphery of thel first-mentioned'section and spaced from 'theintermediate'portion thereof.

Y5 In* a massage device, an open top receptacle, a hollow cover normallyclosing said'receptacle, said co'verincluding a lower 'sectionbentto'providea peripheral channel, agasket in the channel'bearingagainst'the uppered'ge of the receptacleyan upper cover section securedto the' periphery of the irst mentioned section and spaced from thelin.- vterinediatel portion thereof, and' depending 'aprons integralwith: the upper cover section and spaced from opposite .sides of thecontainer.

6. In a massage device, an open top receptacle, a hollow cover normallyclosing said receptacle, said cover including a lower section bent toprovide a peripheral channel, a gasket in the channel vbearing againstthe upper edge of the receptacle, an upper cover section secured to theperiphery of the firstmentioned section and spaced from the intermediateportion-thereof, depending aprons integral with the upper cover sectionand spaced from opposite sides of the container, outstruck lugs formedin the walls ofthe container, andy means associated with the apronsengageable with the lugs to lock the double cover in position 7. Amassage device, comprising an oblong receptacle, a cover having an airspace therein and providedl at two opposite sides with y apronsextending downwardly in spaced relation to the sides of the receptacle,and interlocking means on the receptacle and aprons for locking thecover on the receptacle.

S. In a massage device, a receptacle hav-V ing outwardlyexten'dedylstruck-up lugs on opposite si'des,'and a cover for said receptaclehavingatv opposite sides apronsexten'ding downwardly in spaced relationto the sides of the receptacle and having olset portions engaging thelugs of the receptacle.

JOHN yoic'or LINDEN`

